The influence of digit ratio on the gender difference in learning style preferences

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 424-427

  Isman, Cagla A ^a   Gundogan, Nimet U ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Digit ratio; Fetal testosterone; Gender; Learning preference; Medical education; VARK

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249123680     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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